FBI - Freedom Of Information Act - Albert Einstein Documents about Albert Einstein published by the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act.Category Science Physics History People Einstein, AlbertAlbert Einstein 1,427 pages. An investigation was conducted by the FBI regardingthe famous physicist because of his affiliation with the Communist Party. http://foia.fbi.gov/einstein.htm

Extractions: 1,427 pages An investigation was conducted by the FBI regarding the famous physicist because of his affiliation with the Communist Party. Einstein was a member, sponsor, or affiliated with thirty-four communist fronts between 1937-1954. He also served as honorary chairman for three communist organizations. Part 1a Part 1b Part 2a Part 2b ... FOIA Homepage

Extractions: The German-American physicist Albert Einstein, b. Ulm, Germany, Mar. 14, 1879, d. Princeton, N.J., Apr. 18, 1955, contributed more than any other scientist to the 20th-century vision of physical reality. In the wake of World War I, Einstein's theoriesespecially his theory of relativityseemed to many people to point to a pure quality of human thought, one far removed from the war and its aftermath. Seldom has a scientist received such public attention for having cultivated the fruit of pure learning. Einstein's parents, who were nonobservant Jews, moved from Ulm to Munich when Einstein was an infant. The family business was the manufacture of electrical apparatus; when the business failed (1894), the family moved to Milan, Italy. At this time Einstein decided officially to relinquish his German citizenship. Within a year, still without having completed secondary school, Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to pursue a course of study leading to a diploma as an electrical engineer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (the Zurich Polytechnic). He spent the next year in nearby Aarau at the cantonal secondary school, where he enjoyed excellent teachers and first-rate facilities in physics. Einstein returned in 1896 to the Zurich Polytechnic, where he graduated (1900) as a secondary school teacher of mathematics and physics.

Einstein A biography of Albert Einstein from the MacTutor History of Mathematics ArchivesCategory Science Physics History People Einstein, AlbertAlbert Einstein. Born 14 March 1879 in Ulm Around 1886 Albert Einsteinbegan his school career in Munich. As well as his violin lessons http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Einstein.html

Extractions: Around 1886 Albert Einstein began his school career in Munich. As well as his violin lessons, which he had from age six to age thirteen, he also had religious education at home where he was taught Judaism. Two years later he entered the Luitpold Gymnasium and after this his religious education was given at school. He studied mathematics, in particular the calculus, beginning around 1891. Following the failing of the entrance exam to the ETH, Einstein attended secondary school at Aarau planning to use this route to enter the ETH in Zurich. While at Aarau he wrote an essay (for which was only given a little above half marks!) in which he wrote of his plans for the future, see [13]:- If I were to have the good fortune to pass my examinations, I would go to Zurich. I would stay there for four years in order to study mathematics and physics. I imagine myself becoming a teacher in those branches of the natural sciences, choosing the theoretical part of them. Here are the reasons which lead me to this plan. Above all, it is my disposition for abstract and mathematical thought, and my lack of imagination and practical ability. Indeed Einstein succeeded with his plan graduating in 1900 as a teacher of mathematics and physics. One of his friends at ETH was Marcel

Extractions: Albert Einstein is one of the most recognized and well-known scientists of the century. His theories solved centuries-old problems in physics and rocked even non-physicists' view of the world. Einstein's early years did not mark him as a genius. His parents worried because he was so slow to learn to speak. Although his family was Jewish, he attended a Catholic elementary school, where he did not excel. Because of failed business ventures, the family moved several times during Einstein's childhood, finally to Italy when he was 15. He was supposed to remain in Germany and finish school. He left, however (historians debate whether he was expelled or arranged to be excused for illness), and joined his family in Italy. He also renounced his Germany citizenship then, which freed him from military service. He belonged to no country until he became a Swiss citizen in 1921. From Italy he went to Switzerland to finish high school and attend the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. He didn't care for such organized education; he hated having to attend classes regularly and take exams. He graduated with a teaching degree, but couldn't find a job. Finally he got a post at the Swiss patent office in Bern, in 1902. He worked there for seven years, which turned out to be the most productive period of his life. In 1903 he married a former classmate, Maria Maric, though his parents disapproved. They'd had a daughter Liserl in 1902, but she was given up for adoption. They later had two sons.

Extractions: Best known as the creator of the Theory of Relativity, Einstein would still rank among the greatest scientists for his part in the emergence of quantum mechanics, for his contribution to statistical physics, and for his role as a philosopher of science and as a humanitarian. Indeed, his 1921 Nobel Prize was awarded not for Relativity, but for his theory of the Photoelectric Effect. Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, to middle-class Jewish parents in Ulm, Germany. He disliked school because of the mindless drilling that prevailed. He much preferred to study at home, especially geometry and books on popular science. At the age of 12 these studies came into conflict with his deep religious feelings when he realized that the Bible could not be literally true. To that shocking revelation, he ascribed his lifelong distrust of authority. This no doubt led to the ease with which he was able to discard long-standing scientific prejudices. In 1900, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Zurich, Switzerland. Failing to obtain a university assistantship, he was eventually hired by the Swiss Patent Office as a Probability Technical Expert, Third Class. The work was undemanding and left Einstein time to develop the momentous ideas with which his mind was teeming.

Extractions: Einstein, Albert (1879 - 1955) Germany Scientist Zurich / ZH Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Würtemberg, Germany and died on April 18, 1955 in Princeton, NJ, USA. Albert Einstein contributed more than any other scientist to the modern vision of physical reality. His theory of relativity is widely recognized for its revolutionary and dramatic impact in the world of science and mankind. It was developed when Einstein lived in Switzerland. Incidentally, Einstein held dual citizenships from the US and Switzerland. Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics ``in recognition of his services to theoretical physics and in particular for his discovery of the law on which photoelectric activity is based". Albert Einstein worked from 1902 through 1909 in the patent office in Bern where he was appointed technical expert. While in this office he completed an astonishing range of theoretical physics publications and announced his special theory of relativity, which required a fundamental revision in the traditionally held Newtonian views of space and time, and introduced the celebrated equation E = mc2. In 1905, Albert Einstein earned his doctorate at the University of Zurich.

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Extractions: 1879-1955 Physicist and Mathematician Nobel Laureate for Physics 1921 "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is." -Albert Einstein Einstein was born in Bavaria on March 14, 1879, and spent his youth in Munich, where his family owned a small shop that manufactured electric machinery. He did not talk until the age of three, but even as a youth he showed a brilliant curiosity about nature and an ability to understand difficult mathematical concepts. At the age of 12 he taught himself geometry. Einstein hated the dull regimentation and unimaginative spirit of school in Munich. When repeated business failure led the family to leave Germany for Milan, Italy, Einstein, who was then 15 years old, used the opportunity to withdraw from the school. He spent a year with his parents in Milan, and when it became clear that he would have to make his own way in the world, he finished secondary school in Arrau, Switzerland, and entered the Swiss National Polytechnic in Zürich. In the spring of 1905, after considering the nature of matter and radiation and how they interacted in some unified world picture for ten years, Einstein realized that the crux of the problem lay not in a theory of matter but in a theory of measurement. He was able to provide a consistent and correct description of physical events without making special assumptions about the nature of matter or radiation, but virtually no one understood Einstein's argument.

Extractions: ALBERT EINSTEIN Physicist Nobel Prize in 1921, not for relativity but for his 1905 work on the photoelectric effect. In 1935 Einstein moved to the United States, where he worked at Princeton University until the end of his life. His genius is often compared with that of Sir Isaac Newton ; in 2000 Time magazine named him the leading figure of the 20th century.

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Extractions: Albert Einstein contributed more than any other scientist to the modern vision of physical reality. His theory of relativity is held as human thought of the highest quality. Hermann , ran an electrical technology business, giving Albert an early introduction to the power of science. But the business often teetered on the brink of failure. Soon afterwards the family moved to Munich, a bustling city where his father hoped to find a better environment for his shaky business. His mother, Pauline , forced him to take violin lessons. At first he objected vehemently, but in time he came to love the music with a passion. On the School class photograph in Munich, 1889, Albert is in the front row, second from right. He did well only in mathematics and in Latin (whose logic he admired). In 1894 Einstein's family moved to Milan and Einstein decided officially to relinquish his German citizenship in favour of Swiss. In 1895 Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at Zurich. After attending secondary school at Aarau Einstein returned (1896) to the Zurich Polytechnic, graduating (1900) as a secondary school teacher of mathematics and physics. Marcel Grossman, whom Einstein met in Zurich, quickly recognized his friend's genius. He did all he could to promote Einstein's career. A photograph taken at this time shows Marcel Grossman, Einstein, Gustav Geissler, and Eugen Grossman.